journal article·2026-05

Pyrolytic/solvothermal synthesis of tubular g-C3N4@NiFe-layered double hydroxide for catalytic enhancement of hydrogen storage in LiAlH4

Riguang Cheng, Zhaoyu Liu, Hengxin Zhang, Pantrangi Manasa, Hongge Pan, Fen Xu, Lixian Sun, Federico Rosei, Yan Wang

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